Cleveland Indians outfielder was back on the field Wednesday night at Canal Park as he recovers from a right knee contusion and hernia surgery.

In the first rehab start, Sizemore went 0-3 with two groundouts to second base and a strikeout as a designated hitter. He left the game in the bottom of the fifth inning and is expected to play the outfield for the Aeros today (Thursday).

The Akron Aeros are down to three remaining home games at Canal Park and are trying to make the best of the situation, winning three of their last four games.

It’s left open the slight possibility they could still be a playoff team, although they’ll need a lot of help from Richmond and Bowie. The Aeros are 3.5 games behind second-place Bowie (72-62) and three games behind third-place Richmond (72-63).

With the host Aeros and visiting Richmond battling each other in an attempt to climb back into the Eastern League playoff picture, there was an added importance put on the outcome of Sunday’s contest at Canal Park.

But even with their 5-2 victory, the Aeros postseason hopes are fading.

Harrisburg Senators outfielder Bryce Harper, last year's No.1 pick in the MLB draft and top rated prospect in all of baseball according to Baseball America, had to be helped off the field by Senators manager Tony Beasley tonight and was removed from the game in the eighth inning at Canal Park in Akron.

Harper reached base on a walk and tried to advance to third base on a double by Archie Gilbert. After rounding second, Harper pulled up about halfway to third base and limped his way the rest of the way to the third. He did not put weight on his right leg as he was helped off.

Key situation: Leonard Davis hit a two-run home run to center field and Tyler Moore lined a solo home run to left-center field in the fifth inning Wednesday to lead the visiting Harrisburg Senators to a 5-3 victory over the Aeros at Canal Park in front of 3,811 fans.

Key situation: John Drennen hit an RBI single to left-center field in the bottom of the 12th inning that scored Ben Copeland in an Aeros 4-3 victory Tuesday over the Harrisburg Senators at Canal Park in front of 5,872 fans. Copeland singled and advanced to second on a Chun Chen sacrifice bunt.

The Aeros will play 71 home games, beginning with the home opener scheduled for Thursday, April 12 at 7:05 p.m. to kick off the 2012 season.

The Aeros will begin next year on the road with a road trip beginning in Binghamton and continuing on to Altoona, before the team returns home with an opening four-game series against the Trenton Thunder.

But after two months of downsizing name idea lists, there curently are four other names on the table as the Aeros front office continues to whittle the list of names for the team in the club's fan "rebranding" contest.